# Bedford, Texas electricity: Oncor wires and 22,081 competitive homes

_Updated October 19, 2026. Data: ERCOT Oct 5, 2026; Power to Choose Oct 19, 2026, 7:59 AM CT._

**In short:** ERCOT counts 22,081 active residential meters with a Bedford address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026). Nearly every Bedford address in our data is on Oncor's wires and can pick a retail provider.

## Moving to Bedford

Local numbers for setting up a home in Bedford, each checked on the official source. More contacts: https://powerhopper.energy/texas-electricity/bedford/move-in-information

- **Water and utility billing:** utility billing (start, transfer or stop water service), 817-952-2112.
- **Trash pickup:** Republic Services: trash and recycling, 817-952-2173.
- **Natural gas:** Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- **Public schools:** Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Hurst, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Bedford?
ERCOT counts 22,081 active residential meters with a Bedford address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Bedford choose?
None of the ZIP codes holding Bedford's 22,081 competitive homes is flagged split, so most Bedford streets can shop.

## What is different about Bedford?
- Bedford counted about 47,958 residents in the Census Bureau's 2025 estimate, against 49,953 in the 2020 base, a change of -4.0%. The largest one-year change was -667 people, from July 2024 to July 2025. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Oncor share: 0.6% of its 3,564,530 competitive residential meters carry a Bedford address. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- 90 of the 22,172 home meters in Bedford's main ZIP codes (0.4%) were de-energized on October 5, 2026, typically a vacant unit awaiting its next account. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Bedford's biggest ZIP code for electricity customers is 76021, with 15,797 of the 22,081 competitive homes that carry a Bedford address and a ZIP-wide ratio of 1.04 meters per household. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Tarrant County context: Bedford ranks 8 of 39 touching cities and towns for postal-city competitive homes, just behind Grapevine (23,565). (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- 23.2% of homes in 76022 are in buildings with five or more units (ACS 2020-2024), the highest share among Bedford's main ZIP codes; apartment renters there usually set up their own electricity account. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- 76021 is Bedford's highest-income main ZIP (median $87,097) and 76022 the other end ($72,560), per ACS 2020-2024; $250+ electric bills: 28.7% versus 20.1% of households. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Bedford's land splits across 2 main ZIP codes, led by 76021 (72%) and 76022 (27%), per the Census 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/)
- Of Bedford's six nearest towns, North Richland Hills has the most competitive homes (30,494, 5 mi away) and Colleyville the fewest per household (0.92). (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)

## By the numbers
- Population (July 1, 2025 estimate): 47,958
- Population (2020 estimates base): 49,953
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 20,658
- Active residential meters with a Bedford address: 22,081
- Active business meters with a Bedford address: 2,303
- Residential meters per Census household: 1.07
- Delivery utilities (homes): Oncor 22,081
- Counties: Tarrant
- ZIP codes touching Bedford: 2
- Split ZIP codes (flagged below): 0

## Plan prices (median ¢/kWh at 500 / 1,000 / 2,000 kWh)
- Oncor: 14.1 / 13.4 / 13.2; delivery 6.8673¢/kWh + $4.06/mo

## ZIP codes
**Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.**

| ZIP | Postal cities | Land in city | Competitive homes | Households | Ratio | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76021 | Bedford 100% | 100% | 15,798 | 15,141 | 1.04 | Near-full coverage.  |
| 76022 | Bedford 100% | 100% | 6,284 | 5,527 | 1.14 | Near-full coverage.  |

## Business electricity in Bedford
2,303 active business meters. Power Hopper compares offers from retail electric providers and direct suppliers; for high-consumption businesses we can run a competitive bid. No savings or bidder count is promised. Businesses in Texas retail-choice areas can request a rate review online.

## Questions
**Can I choose my electricity provider in Bedford?** Most Bedford homes can. ERCOT's October 5, 2026 extract has 22,081 Bedford-addressed homes on Oncor's competitive system, compared with 20,658 households in the Census survey. None of Bedford's ZIP codes is flagged split, though an address check is still the only sure answer.
**Which Bedford ZIP code has the most homes on the competitive market?** 76021, with 15,798 competitive homes in ERCOT's data (15,797 addressed to Bedford) against roughly 15,141 Census households, a 1.04 ratio.
**Are electric bills high in Bedford?** Bills vary across Bedford. 28.7% of households in 76021 told the Census survey (ACS 2020-2024) they pay $250 or more a month for electricity, compared with 20.1% in 76022. Bigger, older or all-electric homes push that share up, so compare plans at your own usage.
**How do I start electric service at a new Bedford address?** Confirm the address is on Oncor's wires, then pick a plan and a start date. In 76021, 17.9% of residents moved in the past year (ACS); 5 76021 meters went vacant-to-active Oct. 7-18, 2026.
**Who restores power in Bedford after an outage?** Oncor, at oncor.com/outages: it carries power to all 22,081 Bedford-addressed competitive homes, whatever retail provider bills them.

## Sources
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203): full extract as of Oct 5, 2026; daily files Oct 7-18, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25003 households, B01003 population): https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- Census Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-place and ZCTA-to-county relationship files: https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/
- EIA-861 (2024) utility service territories by county: https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia861/
- PUCT Power to Choose residential offer export, Oct 19, 2026, 7:59 AM CT: https://www.powertochoose.org/en-us/Plan/ExportToCsv
- PUCT: Choosing an Electric Plan: https://www.puc.texas.gov/consumer-help/electricity/electric-plan/
- PUCT broker directory (BR260201): https://www.puc.texas.gov/industry/electric/directories/brk/alpha_brk/
- Oncor Electric Delivery: https://www.oncor.com/
- Oncor delivery tariff (effective October 4, 2026): https://interchange.puc.texas.gov/Documents/59249_105_1676040.PDF
- Census Bureau Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file: https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/

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